Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Lighthouse Century - September 24, 2011

Wayne has 2 - 4 tickets to the popular Lighthouse Century Ride. Cost is $60 for the adventurers who want to ride "The Old Road" a route comparable to Glendora Mountain Road. This ride always fills up within the first few hours of opening registration. There are a dozen of us camping at Morro Bay State Park. Route Length Climbing Flat Metric 62 miles 2,500 feet Hilly Metric 69 miles4,000 feet Flat Century 98 miles 3,500 feet Hilly Century 99 miles 4,700 feet.

The ride starts and ends at Cuesta College. From there, the rides go north past the hidden town of Los Osos where there is no through traffic, on past Morro Bay with its famous Morro Rock and Embarcadero. On north for a rest and goodies stop at Cayucos, then the metric riders go to Cambria where a delicious lunch awaits. The Century riders continue north past historic Piedras Blancas Lighthouse to the turnaround at Piedras Blancas and back to Cambria for lunch. Be sure to keep a look out for the zebras on the right at San Simeon and the elephant seals on the left after San Simeon. After lunch everyone travels south to Cayucos again for more rest and goodies. Then south to the start/finish for a fabulous hot dinner.